Nina Liang was appointed to the Commission by the Speaker of the House Ronald Mariano in 2021. Nina Liang is the first and only Chinese-American City Councilor elected in her hometown of Quincy and served as the city’s first minority City Council President. Born in Quincy and raised by immigrant parents, she has experienced first-hand the challenges minority children and families face. As City Councilor, Nina has worked to open the doors of government to every resident, ensuring that their voices and concerns are heard. She had previously served on the boards of D.O.V.E, Maria Droste Counseling Services, Quincy Catholic Academy, Thomas Crane Public Library Foundation, and currently on the State’s Asian American Pacific Islander Commission. Working alongside community leaders, she co-founded the Quincy Women’s Network and currently serves as the Executive Director for Emerge, Massachusetts – a nonprofit organization that trains Democratic self-identifying women to run for political office across all levels of government.